French amateur Agathe Laisné shone at the Lavaux Ladies Open in Switzerland, making a sensational comeback, being seven strokes behind at the start of the leader of the day, the player of Racing La Boulie ended up winning in the play-off against another French Agathe Sauzon and the Slovak Babnik.

Laisne makes a comeback at the Lavaux Ladies Open

Agathe Laisné - © LET Access Series

For his first participation in LETAS, the 21-year-old French amateur concluded his last round in 68 (-4) with a vital birdie on the 54th hole, which allowed him to take the lead of the tournament at -9 under the by.

Agathe Laisné managed an incredible comeback, being seven times behind at the start of tee n ° 1 on the leader of the day, Pia Babnik, she seemed far from victory after the nine holes of the first leg in 37 (+1). However, as the leaders faltered, his confidence increased - making four consecutive birdies from the turn and a third on the 18, to come back to a tie in 31 and force the play-off. The Frenchwoman ended up triumphing, signing the first victory of her career at the Lavaux Ladies Open 2020 in Switzerland.

“I made a crucial birdie in regulation with a driver and an 8 iron and hit the exact same club in the playoff in a similar area of ​​the green on the right side so I knew what to do and luckily I made the right putt. »Said Agathe

Laisne makes a comeback at the Lavaux Ladies Open

Agathe Laisne - © LET Access Series

With a distance of around 4,5 meters for the birdie, the Racingwoman saw her rivals settle for par and confirmed that she would be the 2020 Lavaux Ladies Open champion.

Speaking of this feat, Agathe Laisné said: “It's really cool, I really enjoyed this moment and I can't believe I won a professional event. I can't wait to phone my mom and my trainer to tell them the news. "

She went on to say: “I played my first LET tournament last week at the Lacoste Ladies Open De France and I missed the cut by one point. I learned a lot from this experience and I feel more and more comfortable playing against professionals and this week will give me a lot more confidence. "

Associated with Sanna Nuutinen, three-time LETAS winner, Laisné said: “It was a really good experience playing with someone as experienced as Sanna and knowing that I was putting the ball in the same places she gives me confidence to become a professional one day. "

Agathe Laisné has indicated that she will be moving to Texas to complete her studies. The next stop for the Frenchwoman will be next week at the European Amateur Championship in Slovenia.

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